William J. Vesely Jr lawyer profile in Atlanta, Georgia, United States Law.net Attorney Profile

Bill Vesely focuses his practice on ERISA and employee benefits generally, ESOPs, multiemployer plan withdrawal liability and executive compensation. He has written and lectured on many areas of employee benefits law, including ESOPs, 401(k) plans, handling benefit plans in acquisitions and mergers, nondiscrimination requirements for retirement plans, and multiemployer withdrawal liability.

Mr. Vesely was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Employee Benefits Law in 2015 and has been so recognized for more than 10 years. In 2012 and 2015, he was named as an "Atlanta Lawyer of the Year" in the area of ERISA Litigation by The Best Lawyers in America®. Mr. Vesely was named a Georgia "Super Lawyer" in Employee Benefits and ERISA law by SuperLawyers magazine in 2013 and the three years immediately preceding. He has also been recognized in The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers for 2009. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

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Areas of Practice	1) Executive Compensation, 2) Fiduciary Counseling, 3) RIFS & Severance Plans, 4) Pension Asset Management, 5) ERISA Litigation, 6) Business Transactions and 7) Retirement Income Plans
Law School	Harvard Law School (J.D.)
Education	Yale University (B.A.)
Bar Member / Association	Georgia State Bar Association
Most recent firm	Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP